Bora
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bora is a noun meaning An initiation ceremony for males among the Aboriginal people of New South Wales.
Meaning
An initiation ceremony for males among the Aboriginal people of New South Wales.
More Meanings
- A cold, often dry, northeasterly wind which blows, sometimes in violent gusts, down from mountains on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. It also applies to cold, squally, downslope winds in other parts of the world.
Example Sentences
Birribirai, a youth not yet admitted to a bora.
When the bora blew down from the mountains, announcing the winter, would he ride it on out of town?
By far the most important among the ceremonies practised by the aborigines of New South Wales is the Bora, at which youths are initiated to manhood.
Word Forms
- boras
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tora, bogwera, bojale, bunggul, abakwetha, intichiuma.
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